Deck 9: Leading People and Organizations

Question 1

Out of all personality traits, the strongest relationship to both leader emergence and leader effectiveness is:

A) Openness
B) Extraversion
C) Conscientiousness
D) Agreeableness

Answer 1

B

Question 2

_______________, which is called "g" or IQ has been related to a person's emerging as a leader within a group.

Answer 2

General mental ability

Question 3

Psychologists refer to general mental ability as ______________.

Answer 3

g or IQ

Question 4

Being curious, original, intellectual, creative and open to new ideas describes the Big Five Trait of:

A) Organization
B) Conscientiousness
C) Openness
D) Agreeableness

Question 5

The key to benefiting from the findings of trait researchers is to be aware that not all traits are equally effective in predicting leadership potential across all circumstances.

Question 6

Leaders who hold a position of authority and may utilize the power that comes from their position, as well as their personal power to influence others, is/are called ?_______________.

Question 7

Agreeable people who are modest, good-natured, and avoid conflict are more likely to be perceived as leaders.

Question 8

In large, bureaucratic, and rule-bound organizations such as the government and the military, a leader's traits may have more to do with how the person behaves and whether the person is a successful leader.

Question 9

The psychologist who coined the term emotional intelligence is ______________.

Question 10

Which of the following is not highly correlated with leadership ability?

A) Intelligence
B) Self esteem
C) Integrity
D) Skill and ability

Question 11

Leaders without a formal position of authority with the organization but who demonstrate leadership by influencing others through personal forms of power is/are called _________________.

Question 12

It is possible that those with high self-esteem have greater levels of ______________ and this affects their image in the eyes of their followers.

Question 13

__________________ may be defined as the act of influencing others to work toward a goal.

Question 14

What is the belief "the romance of leadership"

Question 15

All leaders hold a position of authority and may utilize the power that comes from their position, as well as their personal power to influence others.

Question 16

Self-esteem is one of the Big Five personality traits and is an important aspect of one's personality.

Question 17

According to Goleman, in what way are effective leaders different from ineffective leaders?

A) They differ in their ability to control the emotions of others
B) They differ in years of management experience
C) They differ in their understanding of other people's emotions
D) They differ in their understanding of the mission of the company motivation

Question 18

According to Goleman, what differentiates effective leaders from ineffective ones

Question 19

Being organized, systematic, punctual, achievement-oriented, and dependable describes the Big Five Traits of agreeableness.

Question 20

Being organized, systematic, punctual, achievement-oriented and dependable describes the Big Five Trait of ______________.

Question 21

Directive leadership is thought to be less effective when employees have low levels of ability.

Question 22

When leaders are ______________, productivity tends to be higher.

Question 23

Employees engage in higher levels of conflict when leaders use which of the following decision making style?

A) Authoritarian
B) Democratic
C) Laissez-faire
D) Authoritarian and laissez-faire

Question 24

Researchers realized the importance of the context in which leadership occurs, which paved the way to ____________ theories of leadership.

Question 25

When leaders are task-oriented, productivity tends to be a bit higher.

Question 26

The LPC score is akin to a personality trait and is likely to change.

Question 27

Task-oriented behaviors are sometimes called ______________ structure.

Question 28

Which of the following is not a type of decision making styles discussed in the text:

A) Leadership structured decision making
B) Autocratic decision making
C) Democratic decision making
D) Laissez-faire decision making

Question 29

When leaders demonstrate task-oriented behaviors, employees tend to be more satisfied and react more positively.

Question 30

What are the two broad categories of leader behavior

Question 31

Employees working in large groups where opportunities for member interaction were limited preferred _______________ leader decision making.

Question 32

When a leader makes a decision without involving employees the leader is using ____________ decision making.

Question 33

When employees know exactly how to perform their jobs but their jobs are unpleasant, participative leadership may be effective.

Question 34

In a study conducted in a research organization, scientists viewed democratic leadership most favorably, and authoritarian leadership least favorably.

Question 35

If you can say that the person you hated working with was still a nice person, you would have a low LPC scale.
False: If you can say that the person you hated working with was still a nice person, you would have a high LPC scale. (; Knowledge)

Question 36

Laissez-faire decision making style is positively correlated to employee satisfaction with leaders and leader effectiveness.

Question 37

When leaders use _________________, employees participate in the making of the decision.

Question 38

If you have a people-oriented personality, and a high LPC, you can separate your liking of a person from your ability to work with that person.

Question 39

Employees tend to be satisfied, but the effects on decision quality or employee productivity are weaker when leaders use which of the following decision making style?

A) Authoritarian
B) Democratic
C) Laissez-faire
D) Leader structured

Question 40

People-oriented behaviors are sometimes called ________________.

Question 41

According to Blanc and Hersey, a leader's effectiveness is directly influenced by a particular:

A) Task
B) Organization
C) Employees and staff
D) Situation

Question 42

_______________ is the style that involves the least amount of input from the leader.

Question 43

Robert House's _______________ theory of leadership is based on the expectancy theory of motivation.

Question 44

________________ leaders provide emotional support to employees and treat them well, care about them and are encouraging.

Question 45

The earliest and one of the most influential contingency theories was developed by ________________.

Question 46

If you think that the person you hated working with was also someone you did not like on a personal level, you would have a ________ LPC score.

Question 47

For employees who have a high internal locus of control, participative leadership gives employees a way of indirectly controlling organizational decisions.

Question 48

Directive leadership is thought to be most effective in which of the following situations?

A) Employees have role clarity
B) Employees experience ambiguity on the job
C) Managing professional employees with job-specific knowledge
D) Employees are performing boring, routine, and highly-structured jobs

Question 49

Explain the least preferred coworker scale from the contingency theory

Question 50

The leadership style that sets goals for employees and encourages them to reach their goals is called:

A) Supportive
B) Participative
C) Directive
D) Achievement-oriented

Question 51

According to Fiedler, there are conditions creating situational favorableness which include which of the following?

A) Leader-subordinate relations
B) Context
C) Conditional power
D) Relative position

Question 52

According to Blanc and Hersey, the style that a leader chooses is determined by ______________ factors.

Question 53

_______________ leadership may be more effective when employees have high levels of ability and when the decisions to be made are personally relevant to them.

Question 54

According to Fiedler's contingency theory, a leader's style is measured by a scale called ___________________.

Question 55

The achievement-oriented leadership style is likely to be effective when employees have both high levels of ability and high levels of achievement motivation.

Question 56

How does Fiedler determine whether a situation is favorable, , or unfavorable

Question 57

According to the path-goals theory of leadership, what is the leader's main job

Question 58

The leadership style that involves employees in the making of important decisions is:

A) Supportive leadership
B) Participative leadership
C) Directive leadership
D) Achievement oriented leadership

Question 59

The style that involves a high level of manager involvement and is used when employees are highly motivated but have limited skills is:

A) Telling/directing
B) Selling/coaching
C) Participating/supporting
D) Delegating

Question 60

________________ leaders provide specific directions to their employees and lead by clarifying role expectations, setting schedules, and making sure that employees know what to do on a given work day.

Question 61

A large body of research has shown that it is not possible to train people to increase their charisma.

Question 62

The leadership approach that defines the leader's role as serving the needs of others is called:

A) LMX
B) Authentic leadership
C) Servant leadership
D) Transformational leadership

Question 63

There is a connection between some personality traits and charisma.

Question 64

Transformational leaders ensure that employees demonstrate the right behaviors because the leader provides resources in exchange.

Question 65

According to LMX approach, the unique, trust based relationships leaders develop with employees is the key to leadership effectiveness.

Question 66

John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and Mahatma Gandhi are viewed as having:

A) Intellectual stimulation
B) Inspirational motivation
C) Charisma
D) Individualized consideration

Question 67

Leaders who challenge organizational norms and status quo, and encourage employees to think creatively and work er use ________________.

Question 68

______________ is the belief that the leader will show integrity, fairness, and predictability in his or her dealings with others.

Question 69

Charisma is the main element of transformational leadership and leaders cannot be effective without charisma.

Question 70

What is the difference between Fiedler's contingency theory and House's path-goals theory

Question 71

Transformational leaders rely on their charisma, persuasiveness, and personal appeal to change and inspire their companies.

Question 72

Personality explains only what percent of the variance in charisma?

A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 30%

Question 73

Lee Iaccoca, Jack Welch, and the late Steve Jobs are examples of business leaders who were:

A) Charismatic
B) Intellectual
C) Transformational
D) Inspirational

Question 74

________________ leaders lead employees by aligning employee goals with the leader's goals.

Question 75

Leadership behavior that inspires confidence, commitment, and admiration toward the leader is called ______________.

Question 76

Research shows that high LMX members are more satisfied with their jobs, more committed to their companies, have higher levels of clarity about what is expected of them, and perform at a higher level.

Question 77

Which of the following is not an explicit characteristic of servant leadership as described in the text?

A) Focus on ethics
B) Community development
C) Self-sacrifice
D) Organizational commitment

Question 78

To maximize their effectiveness, leaders are encouraged to demonstrate either transformational or transactional styles.

Question 79

Research shows that charisma is something people are born with.

Question 80

The tendency to trust in transactional leaders is lower than in transformational leaders.